by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 25, 2019 | Forum, News
The company, Sidewalk Labs, recently submitted its updated, innovative and futuristic masterplan to transform two neighbourhoods in Toronto’s waterfront. If the masterplan is accepted, the implementation of the plan in these neighbourhoods will be the pilot of...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 25, 2019 | Forum, News
The World Heritage Committee recently attributed world heritage status to 29 new sites so that the list of world heritage sites now contains 1121 entries from around the world. The World Heritage Committee consists of representatives of the United Nations Educational,...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 25, 2019 | Forum, News
In May an international conference, the Forum for Sustainable Construction, was hosted by the American University in Cairo. The conference was sponsored by LafargeHolcim, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of cement. According to Graham Wood the conference was...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 16, 2019 | Forum, News
Lees hier oor Stellenbosch se paaie.
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 16, 2019 | Forum, News
Talle inwoners van Jamestown het verlede week hulle ontevredenheid met die voorgestelde ontwikkeling van 55 wooneenhede in die Blaauwklippen on Rivierbehuisingskompleks op ‘n vergadering van inwoners en ander belanghebbendes uitgespreek. Lees meer.
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 16, 2019 | Forum, News
Meer as 4000 mense het al ‘n petisie, Save the Square, geteken…lees meer.
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jul 16, 2019 | Forum, News
Inwoners van Brandwacht en Paradyskloof is bekommerd oor die moontlike bou van ‘n groot deurpad deur die woonbuurte teen die hange van Stellenboschberg. Lees verder.
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Apr 29, 2019 | Forum, News
The recent fire that consumed the roof and elements of the Notre-Dame cathedral reached the headlines of most international news sites. Although the nature of the damage to the interior of the cathedral is still uncertain, the building was not completely destroyed by...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Apr 29, 2019 | Forum, News
The previous newsletter referred to Stellenbosch Municipality’s draft Spatial Development Framework, which is open for public comment until May. The preamble to this framework explains that growth and development of settlements is inevitable and that certain...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Apr 29, 2019 | Forum, News
The city council of Cambridge, the university suburb of Boston, passed a new law on the 8th of April that mandates the addition of bicycle lanes on all streets due for upgrades. Although this process will happen slowly, Cambridge is now the most progressive cycling...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Apr 29, 2019 | Forum, News
Professor António Tomás’ book, In the skin of the city: Luanda or the dialectics of Spatial transformation, will soon be published by Duke University Press. According to Professor Tomás, who recently had a talk at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 12, 2019 | Forum, News
In the past week, Stellenbosch Municipality has published a draft spatial development framework. There is now an opportunity for public comment before the framework is submitted to the Council for final approval in May. It is too early to comment in detail on the full...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 12, 2019 | Essays & Opinions, Forum, News
When and where did the human story begin? A short essay by Dr Jannette Deacon for the Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation describes what we currently know about the archaeology and history of the Stone Age people who lived in the vicinity of Stellenbosch and nearby...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 12, 2019 | Forum, News
The Japanese architect, Arata Isosaki, has received this profession’s highest international reward, the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Price. The fact that he grew up close to the bombed city, Hiroshima, facilitated the young Isozaki’s ideas on how to rebuild cities and...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 12, 2019 | Forum, News
A planned development at Maiden’s Cove, that included 54 bungalows, a boutique hotel with 100 rooms as well as retail and restaurant spaces, was stopped in court. Attorney Bill Gundelfinger contested the sale of the Maiden cove site to Vunani Capital. Judge President,...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 11, 2019 | Forum, News
Three recently published books can inspire readers during the lengthening autumn evenings. Constance: One Road to Take – The Life and Photography of Constance Stuart Larrabee (1914-2000) by Peter Elliot, published independently Walter Gropius: Visionary Founder of the...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jan 17, 2019 | News
This short essay describes what is currently known about the archaeology and history of the Stone Age people who lived in the vicinity of Stellenbosch and adjacent Winelands in the Western Cape before European colonisation. When and where did the human story begin?...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jan 17, 2019 | News
Boland Mountain Complex – Part of the CAPE FLORAL REGION PROTECTED AREAS WORLD HERITAGE SITE. Western Cape, South Africa Protected Area Management Plan 2019 – 2029
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 20, 2018 | Forum, News
Kelvin Campbell, an innovator and world leader in urban design, will be speaking in Stellenbosch about the challenges currently facing towns and cities all over the world, including South Africa, on 25 September. Campbell’s lecture is important for anyone who...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 20, 2018 | Forum, News
How do we celebrate heritage day? Here we have two examples: That of Albie Sachs at Maiden Cove and the e’Bosch programme in Stellenbosch. Judge Albie Sachs’s plan to participate in a peaceful protest against planned developments at Maiden Cove on...
